Our Bodies and the Body of Christ
If Paul’s primary goal in his letter to the Romans is peace between Jewish and Greek believers, what does he mean when he instructs them to present their bodies as a living sacrifice? It helps to notice what he says immediately following, they are all members of “one body in Christ.” Both the strong and the weak will understand God’s will for their lives only when they offer themselves fully to God, using everything at their disposal for the common good of the Christian community. The same is true for us, if we want to understand God’s will. (Scripture: Romans 12:1-8)
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